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Mississippi State Department of Health Continues Hold on a Large Number of Medical Cannabis Products

Mississippi State Department of Health Continues Hold on a Large Number of Medical Cannabis Products

TLV News December 28, 2023

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) continues an administrative hold on a large number of medical...

Mississippi State Department of Health Announces New Communications Leadership Team

Mississippi State Department of Health Announces New Communications Leadership Team

TLV News December 20, 2023

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is excited to announce a new leadership team in the...

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available in Mississippi

Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available in Mississippi

TLV News October 3, 2023

Updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines are available now, and locations currently offering the updated COVID-19 vaccine can be...

Mississippi State Department of Health Confirms Infant Death Due to COVID-19

Mississippi State Department of Health Confirms Infant Death Due to COVID-19

TLV News January 11, 2023

Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is confirming its 14th COVID-19 death in a child...

Mississippi State Department of Health Offering Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Mississippi State Department of Health Offering Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

TLV News July 25, 2022

JACKSON, Miss. – Starting Monday, July 25, 2022, free at-home COVID-19 tests will be available at all...

Mississippi State Department of Health State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs to Resign in July

Mississippi State Department of Health State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs to Resign in July

TLV News March 12, 2022

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announces that State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH, will...

Authorities Urge Mississippians to Prepare for Hurricane Ida

Authorities Urge Mississippians to Prepare for Hurricane Ida

TLV News August 28, 2021

Ahead of Hurricane Ida, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) advises residents to prepare now for...

Mississippi Health Department Hosts One-Stop Shop Event for Back-to-School Forms

Mississippi Health Department Hosts One-Stop Shop Event for Back-to-School Forms

TLV News July 14, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. – In order to accommodate busy parents gearing up for the new school year, the Mississippi...

Mississippi State Department of Health Partners to Offer Cancer Survivors Free Help lafayette county boil water notice

Mississippi State Department of Health Partners to Offer Cancer Survivors Free Help

TLV News June 22, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. (MSDH) – The 12-week health coaching program is intended to benefit individuals following the completion...

COVID-19 Cases Remain High in Mississippi: 2,186 Cases Reported Today with 38 New Deaths

COVID-19 Cases Remain High in Mississippi: 2,186 Cases Reported Today with 38 New Deaths

TLV News January 29, 2021

Today the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 2,186 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and...

Mississippi State Department of Health Says 7% of Mississippi Residents Have Been Tested for COVID-19

TLV News June 14, 2020

As of Thursday, June 11, 2020, the 90th day of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi, approximately seven percent...

Mississippi Records Second Pediatric Flu Death of 2020

Mississippi Records Second Pediatric Flu Death of 2020

TLV News May 27, 2020

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting its second pediatric flu death of 2020. The...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 9,908 and 457 Deaths

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 9,908 and 457 Deaths

TLV News May 12, 2020

Today Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 234 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 22...

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 9,674 and 435 Deaths

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 9,674 and 435 Deaths

TLV News May 11, 2020

Today Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 173 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 5...